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Definition home

Etymology

From Middle English home, hom, hoom, ham, from Old English h?m (“village, hamlet, manor, estate, home, dwelling, house, region, country”), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home, village”), from Proto-Indo-European *t?óymos (“village, home”), from the root *t?ey-.

Noun

home (plural homes)

1. (heading) A dwelling.
   1. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace.
   2. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
   3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
   4. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
   5. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
   6. (by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
2. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
3. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
4. (heading) A focus point.
   1. (board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
   2. (baseball) Home plate.
   3. (lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
   4. (Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
5. (computing) Clipping of home directory.

Verb

home (third-person singular simple present homes, present participle homing, simple past and past participle homed)

1. (always with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something.

Adjective

home (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
2. Close; personal; pointed.

Adverb

home (not comparable)

1. to home
   1. to one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
   2. to one's place of birth
   3. to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
   4. (Internet) to the home page
2. in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
3. close; closely; to the center; deep
4. (Britain, soccer) into the goal
5. (nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position

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